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Playwrite Australia NSW
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CSSfont-family: 'Playwrite AU NSW', cursive; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Playwrite Australia NSW is a free handwriting font by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione, on Google Fonts since 2024. Among the 331 handwriting faces on FontKind, Playwrite Australia NSW has an x-height taller than 71%, is wider than 80% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 63%.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Playwrite Ísland
Playwrite Australia NSW on one light table with its two closest fonts, Playwrite Ísland (89 out of 100) and Playwrite New Zealand (85). Playwrite Ísland has nearly identical proportions; Playwrite New Zealand has nearly identical proportions.
Playwrite Australia NSW and Playwrite Ísland laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Playwrite Australia NSWPlaywrite Ísland…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Playwrite Australia NSW alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Playwrite Australia NSW in 4 weights
4 weights, 100–400 · variable from 100 to 400
Variable weight, 100 to 400
- 100 Thin
- 200 Extra light
- 300 Light
- 400 Regular
04 / Facts
Who made Playwrite Australia NSW, and can you use it?
- Designer
- TypeTogether, Veronika Burian, José Scaglione
- Kind
- Handwriting
- Styles
- 4 weights, 100–400
- Variable axes
- Weight 100–400
- On Google Fonts since
- 2024
- Character sets
- latin
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Playwrite Australia NSW is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Not verified. Look under More fonts. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- Not verified. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Not verified. Search its font menu, or install it. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Playwrite Australia NSW, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Playwrite Australia NSW under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages.
05 / Measurements
Playwrite Australia NSW, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 51.6% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 101.5% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.51lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.5% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 47%letter box filled
Where it stands among handwriting faces
Ranked against all 331 handwriting faces on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 71% of handwriting faces
WidthWider than 80% of handwriting faces
InkDarker than 63% of handwriting faces
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Playwrite Australia NSW
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Playwrite Australia NSW's own familyPlaywrite Australia TasmaniaPlaywrite Australia SAPlaywrite Australia QLDPlaywrite Australia Victoria
- Playwrite Ísland89Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite New Zealand85Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet83Nearly identical proportions
- Playwrite Danmark Loopet789% heavier
- Playwrite New Zealand Basic753% narrower
- Playwrite Deutschland Vereinfachte Ausgangsschrift7315% heavier · 4% wider
All 100 fonts similar to Playwrite Australia NSW →Compare side by side →Get Playwrite Australia NSW on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Playwrite Australia NSW without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Playwrite Ísland89text 0.6% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Playwrite New Zealand85same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Danmark Uloopet83text 1.5% narrower · same x-height
- Playwrite Danmark Loopet78same text width · same x-height
- Playwrite Norge63text 0.9% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
- Playwrite Tanzania49text 2.0% wider · x-height 0.6% taller
Fallback while it loads
Until Playwrite Australia NSW loads, this sets Arial in its place at 112.4% of its size, so running text keeps Playwrite Australia NSW’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Playwrite AU NSW Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 112.42%;
ascent-override: 127.02%;
descent-override: 44.83%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Playwrite AU NSW', 'Playwrite AU NSW Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Questions
Questions about Playwrite Australia NSW
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Playwrite Australia NSW free for commercial use?
Yes. Playwrite Australia NSW is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included.
How do I download and install Playwrite Australia NSW?
FontKind doesn’t host Playwrite Australia NSW’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds one variable file for every style, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
How many weights does Playwrite Australia NSW have?
Playwrite Australia NSW comes in four weights: Thin (100), ExtraLight (200), Light (300) and Regular (400). It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 100 to 400.
Who designed Playwrite Australia NSW?
Playwrite Australia NSW was designed by TypeTogether, Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2024. TypeTogether also made Crete Round, Bree Serif, Jockey One and 50 more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Playwrite Australia NSW?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Playwrite Ísland (89), Playwrite New Zealand (85) and Playwrite Danmark Uloopet (83), out of 100. Next to Playwrite Australia NSW, Playwrite Ísland has nearly identical proportions. Its own family, listed apart, adds Playwrite Australia Tasmania, Playwrite Australia SA, Playwrite Australia QLD and one more. See all 100 fonts like Playwrite Australia NSW.